Associating and binding machine.



- R. C. SEYMOUR.

ASSOGIATING AND BINDING momma. I

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

. Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

1210621 ion Mtnewem Q 1L0. SEYMOUR,

ASSOOIATING AND BINDING MACHINE.

Patented Dec.24,1912.

5 SHEETS SHBBT APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

w WM m 8 11,6. SEYMOUR. A$SOGIA-TING AND BINDING MACHINE.

' 7 APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912 5 SHBETS -SHEET 3.

jn Z'tnees: V p 31 i QMQW Q MM wfi 1? R. c. SEYMOUR, V ASSOGIATING AND BINDING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

, fzzven [07, %%W' QIM' M Patented Dec. 24, 1912.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

R. G. SEYMQ'U'R. ASSOUIATING AND ENDING MACHINE.

APPLTQATION FILED JUNE 10, 1908.

Patented Dec. 24, 1912 5 SHEETSBHEBT 5.

/ In mentnr,

' QWZWfiY 71 iin easea:

6, 7 and 8 are fragmentary views showing PATENT orrioni v RALPH c.- SEYMOUR, 'or-iliii'wnmoivr; NEW YoRmA's'srGnon, Br MESNE iissIeNMENTs, 'ro c. B. COTTRELL & sons CQMPANY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION oF-NEW JERSEY.

' Be it knowiithat I, RALPH C. Saratov-R,

v a citizen of the United States, and residing at Larc'hmont, in the county of Vestchester and. State of. New York, h are 'inveu ted certai'n new and useful Improvements in Assn- -ciating and Binding Machines, of which the following'is aspe'cification. The invention "relates to machines for operating upon printed sheets or webs to put them into bookor pamphlet form.v

' Objects of theinvention are to provide for rapidly, efficiently 'and 'economicalb '7 i associatinga plurality'ofprinted sheets and a' ceter and per-formingall; other v steps thereon 'necessa.ry to produce a boolc or pamphlet; to provide for-positive handling the-material as regards-the speed of opera.-

--'t-ion Of the various .PQIItSOITHQmbQIS'Of the machine; to'prov de mechanisms capable of performing aaplu'rality of operations upon chine realizing the variousob ects ofinventhe material. at onetime; to. rovide a ma-z tiojnf-and-which is, ofsimple and compact .'structure. These andother objects of inven- =more'-fully appear herein.

.- The invention consists in the: novel parts,

- arrangements, combinations and v,improve-' Iments'herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings','freferred to herein and forminglapart hereof, illustrate a one embodiment. of thefinvention, the same.

serving in connection'with the description herein to explain the principles ottlie-in--.

vention; v i

',Of the drawingsjEigure lus a vertical "sectionon the line o f 'Fig. 2 of a machine constructed in part in accordance with the principles ofthe invention; Fig. 2 is a plan thereof ;'Fig.-3 is a sectional plan on the line C'] of Fig. 1;,a'i1d Figs. 4, 5,

' ,different positions of various mechanisms.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

iilliistrating bv way of example one em so bodimentof the invention, means for asso ciatingprinted sheets and a cover-are dis-' I,:ClOS(l. The form of such mean'sillustrated' Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June '10,

shown as receiving from a printing [press] Assoomrme Ann BINDING MACHINE.

Serial'No, 437,731.

Patented-Deci2g1 9l 2.

or other suitablesourc'e, webs 1 and 2 which are directed into the machine by 'suitjable embodiment the sheets pass betweencutting cylinders 5 andfi. A throat is shown adjacent to the cutter' rolls consisting 0f a series of'bars 7 and 8,..forsuitab1y direct-.

ing the fed-in web.

The asociatingymearis, in its illustrated form, is shown as comprising devices for collecting the sheets severed from-sthe web,

theform thereof herein shown comprising a' cylinder 9-pr'ovided with suitable. grippers 7o -10 for-taking the endsof thewvebs, and as the webs are severedby thecuttersfi and 6,

the severed sheets will pass around-the 'cyl: inder 9.; iiidditional collecting devices may beiemployedand in the illustrated embodiment asecond cylinder 11 is. showiilfadjacent to the cylinder -9 which also engages t'hewebs and gathersthe sheetsias severed therefrom by the cutting devices.- The cylinder 11 is-also designed lto ta'ketlieflsheets from cyhnd'er- 9. and associate them with thei) sheets which ittakes directly frpm the we tion will in 'partbe obvious and will inpart. I

Means for supplying covers arealso 'contemplated by the invention insome' o f its aspects. So far as concerns 'certain.,aspects 1 thereof, a cover may be suppliedin various 'ways: as by .feeding' in as shown, for thewebs, by associating itwitli'one of theswebs, 4 .90..

or otherwise,- or the cover might be omitted.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invens 1 as thecylinders 9 and 11, so as toassociate the sheets and cover-and then to forward tion- :and. according. to certain {features them through themachine for binding and folding aiid'anyother desired operations. Accordingly in the present embodiment a form .of such means is shown. As herein shown-,the 'covers are supplied totl e cylinder 11'. Said covers may be supplied by hand, .or by a suitable automatic mechanism,

or otherwise, no vparticularform thereof being shown herein. COIIVGYIDg dGVICQ may be employed for bringingthecovers forward into position-to be taken by. the cylinder 11f andthe illustrated forn thereof comprises conveying: tapes '12 running 'on the rollers-13.5 Front gages orstops- 14,

. which maybe a well-known form, are

shown for the purpose of positioning. the

' fedcover and for permitting it to pass to to association thereof i many features of the invention. A

the grippers of the cylinder 11 when they.

are m; posi tion totake the cover.

- If, it is desiredto sever the covers prior with the sheets, suit able means therefor" may be. provided, although this is immaterial so far as concerns.

form v such'means is shown herein comprising a fizied knife 17 below theplane of the covers as theyare ,fed in between the conveyer tapes mounted upon the rolls 16, and a reciprocating knlfe .18 mounted upon a cross-head working in guides ;19 upon ,knife' 18, there is the press frame.

1 also for takingsheetsare provided on the 'cylinderll and are shown herein as .two series ofgri'ppers 23 and 24, respectively," which areoperated in a suitable manner and at proper times. as will be well .by those *skilled in the art. igrippers is-designed to.'take' they passthe front understood One set ofthe covers as set of grip ers. to engage the downwardly;

mdicated, so as to feeding on sheets upon the cylinder 9 are also t ans-" ferred to the ylinder ll, as hereinbefore give'a plurality of super'-" imposed sheets -associated with: each other-'- and..-.with'a cover.-.' I jeans are contemplated. by theinve'nt'ion certain.

for binding the sheets-and cover together into a'book 'or'pamphlet and according to ther. contemplated to separate the associated sheets andcover intoa plurality of'books or pamphlets. In certain of its aspects," further'mor, sing and separating the invention contemplatesbind the associated sheets and .cover simultaneously, taneously. "Certain. features. of" the. inventionalso. contemplatefproviding a 'forinof Icombined binding and separat1ng,--orslit-.- ftin'g, -'-slitting devi ces may perform theirfresp mechanism in" which the binding and tivefunctlions upon the-a'ssociated-sheet's and cover at one operation "thereby conducingto 5.- l product rapidity oi -operation and excellence of hereinafter."'Theforin'of such means shown herein compr'1ses' bindlngdevices 25,. de-

devices may manner towir'e stitch the sheets and sever" presented thereto in successive-sets from the .65

i signed forfstaplin'g or-wire stitching. The

thereof. is :not shown in deta1l,

specific form such devices being. known in the art. Sa1d be operated in.. any sultable associating-means for the successive binding-' To operate the movable shown a groove cam 21 withwhich a suitable arm 22from the cross-1' head 20 engages motion to the knife 18.

' Suitable devices .for taking the cover and .to give a reciprocating gage 14 and. the other" s of the webs l and 2. The

-.gaged by. the folding eatures of the-invention it is fur- I however,

or substantially siniulr "tion forregistering' as willfbe more full; pointed out;

form'thereof herein shown operations. Said mechanisms. are shown herein connected for operation by miter gears 26 with a suitably driven shaft 27.

' The form of means for separating 7 the associated sheets into aplurality of books or pamphlets, that is, inthe [present embodiment for slitting same,

comprises a plurality of sets of knives relativelymovable with re'spectto "each other and each setsho'wn herein as comprising a fixed kn1fe 28 and a reciprocating knife 29. 'The'knives 28 are' shown mounted upon suitable supports 30 i and 31, 'The reciprocating knives 29 are shown mounted upona suitable frame 32 "sli'dable in ways 33 in the machine frame.

actuating the knives 1- .29, together with their supporting framey Means are provided for and the form thereof hereinshown comprises. suitably shaped.

upon a rotatable shaft" 35; )Anti-friction the cams '34, said rollsbei g the frame 32. fi

' Guiding tapes .37 and 3S are -shown pass 'ing. around-the cylinder 11- for guiding the associated sheets and --cover to thebinding- 'and slitting'mechanism. Apsuftable surface '39 is provided for holding thexsheets to the- [stapling device during the b ting operation. f Suitable devices are bodimenta form of suelruneans'lsgprovided in connection with} means for 'en'gagin or grippingihe'several slit sections inthe b1nd' 'tivelymovin'g them into positionto be endev ces. $0 far-as. concerns many features of the-invent on,

position thesheets as shown iii-Fig. 8-of the drawings. aSa'id stop; is shown; mounted cams "34 mounted '85 .rolls 36 are shown' engagin grooves in,

inding-a nd slit-' provided for posi- -t ioning the associated {sheets and cover for 'bindingand slitting and mfthe present eming the, slitting position and for'then -posi;

its companion. j aw 43 is-shownpi'voted: to the crcs's-head' at 44 and thereto -a .tripping- "jarnr .45. 1- suitable spring may :;be.. used for holding the aws known manner.

.mountedupon guides ifi' 'inx the machine 6- 'frame for reciprocation litween the theassociated sheets and cover for the binding ations and the folding as having connected mg the gripper at its receiving pb' itionan l its delivering positiomrespeetiyely. Means .115; normally tcF- the closed"positio n' iota-welt;

he cross-head42 is shown for .reciprocatm fthe gripper and it s: cr oss-, head to and 1&0" "are profiad an the :48 pivoted, ,to the .cross=head and -to lovers 49 'inounted .upon the machine frame. .Antiprises links.

hese two means may besarranged: tooperate independently of eaclrother; As shown hereimregisterin'g' stops 40,.serve' to I operating therewith to fold the cover 0 *rr friction rolls are shown upon the levers it) engaging with groove cams 51 carried upon asuitably driven shaft Y Suitable folding devices are contemplated by the invention and certain features there of contemplate a set of folding-jaws oper ating fromfabove down onto a folding blade to told the sheets thereover and then go ;.carry them away therefrom upwardly. The. sheets are thus carried freely through the atmosphere instead of being passed through rolls or drawn through a slot. The

invention in certain of its aspects contenr plates a so a ph ralit-j-- of folding mechanismsacting respectively on successive sets of the slit sheets and. cover." "That is, one set ofisheets with their cover having been slit and. bound is acted upon by a folding mechah'" zn and the next setis acted upon by another folding mechanism. Certain features of. the inventioncontemplate further providing a folding blade and folding aws cocarrvsainc upwardly therefrom and deliver them to a suitable receiving device.

ill1.1strate\l herein two arms 51 are shown fixed toa shaft :35 mounted on the machine frame. Mcmntedon said arms is shown a fixed jaw 5t; and a movable spring-pressed jaw. 57. A suitable tripping arm 58 is also shown connected to the jaw 57. Fixed to the shaft5-3 are showntwo arms 59 con-.

nected by pivoted links to levers (31. The other end of said levers is shown in operative relation with Cams 6:? fixed upon a rotatable shaft A pairof arms Si is also shown pivoted to the frame, respectively. 'at (i Fixed to said' arms 3% is shown a jaw 60 and in operative relation therewith a movable spring-pressed jaw 67. (..onnecte .l to said jaw is also shown a tripping arm 63. Suitable means for actuating aid. arms are provided and herein geared sectors; 6U. one fixed with reterenceto each of the arms (14-. are shown in mesh with "gcarcd' sectors carried by the shaft it will 'beseen by reference to Fig/1 that the binding means and folding means are arranged at one s de from the associatin;

incans'aud are further arranged with rcspect to the other mechanisms to afiord tree access thereto from above for cleaning, adjustment, and other necessary operatic-.ns.

Suitable delivery" devices :are provided and'" ac' cordi'ng to certain features of the invention said folding devices are conacts at the same point. or to the same dea series of pocket deliveries 71 are shown upon a suitable conveyer '72 passing over rolls "(Li and driven in any-suitable manner. Cam shapes 7-1: and T5 are shown for the purpose of acting on the tripping arms 58 and 6S, respectively, to open: the folding jaws in the delivery positions described mechanism is substantially as fol lows: The webs 1 and 2,'-feedingj down be tween the feed rolls 3 and 4,'-th'e ends there: of are, engaged *by' the grippers'-, 10. The rotary cutters 5 and 6 then actto sever the end portions of'the web into sheets which pass around the. cylinder 9, the rolls 7 6' serving to hold the sheets upon the cylinder. The cover is fed down through=the tapes 1'2 and 15 to the frontgag'e-l. As the cylinthe cover'and-the front stop'l-i lifts to althereon and at or aboutthe same-time the cylinder 9 delivers itsl slrcets whereto, the associated sheets andcoverlthhpassing on ward,"as shown'in Figs. 1,i,--5 and 8 of the drawings,uto the binding and slitting position, the cover being'on top.

The bundle or 'set'pofsheets with-their cover are positioned orregistred by the gage a0 and the knives 29am operated by 1 their cams 34 and the connected mechanism to sever. the associated sheets and cover. At the same time the wire stitchers operate to stitch each olf'tlie severed parts, thus binding the sheets and cover together. The cams 51, through levers 49' and their connections, then start the grippers ell-43 into motion and,the tripping arm 45 slipping oil the cam 47,. grippers ills-43 close upon each of the severedsect'ions, engaging them positively and carrying" them over to the folding position, as shown in-Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings. The associated sheets and cover are brought to: rest above fixed folding blade 53 and one of the sets of folding jaws is swung downwardly, and folds the cover over the sheets as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, operating simultaneously'upon all the sections. The folding jaws are then swung upwardly by their arms into the delivery position where either the cam shape "(4 or 7:3,"as the case may he, serves to open the, jaws and deliver the sheets into the delivery pockets '71, as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The sets of folding jaws are geared to move down alternately into the. folding position and back to the delivery position, as will be clearly understood froni the foregoing description. One set of arms passes to livery-mechanism. As illustrated herewith The manner of operation of-the herein-- den 11 rotates the' grippers thereon. engage low the cover to .pass. f'Asthec'ylinder 11 continues to rotate theother ends of the webs 1 and 2 are "taken by the grippers and in proper register with respect to the I and fro within theother setpf-arms, their jaws atthe same time passing within 'the other setofjaws, but each'being centered 'ivit-h respect,- to' the folding blade and com lng into'sultable delivery position with re- 'LSPQCtto the receiving devices: 71,- In -the 'jmearitlme the cycle of operations-hereiii Tde-;

scribed "is again under sway and isrepeated successively, as w ll be clearly understood,

while the machine con'ti-nuesto operate.

\Vherezitis desired to feed a large'sheet 1 and sever same, the cutters ,17 and 18 Will opera'teto cut the cover and asthe first-part is fedout the second part will be fed down to the front stops 14.1

- It will be understood that the timing of operations" is not-necessarily precisely as stated nor: as shown in-the' drawings herewith, as'changeS in the timing of the parts, as Well as kindred changes which mayicon dues to harmonious action of' the mecha nlsm are jwltlnn the sklll of ordinary mechanical designers; The 'description "and examples given will, however, serve to make clear to those-sk lled. 1n the art the princi-' ples of-the: invent on and the-general oper-- v ation of the present embodiment t -.From all the foregoing it will be understood that aimachinehas been provided embodying the principles of the invention'and which realizes the objects of invention and. the advantages herein set forth together. A;

With otherobjects andadvantages.

. The-invention, in its broader'faspects, is notlimited to the particular constructiems-- --'sho'wn,- nor to any particular constructions by which it has been or'may be carried into effect, as many changes may be made in the? construction without departing from the main principles of the-invention andwith-iout sacrificing its chief advantages.

. What-I do claim as my invention and de D g 4 ing aplu'rality ofsheets, binding and slit-' .sire-to secure by Letters Patent, is:

, 1. .An" associating and. bindingma chine: mclud ng in z ombmation means for 'assoc1-' atlng printed sheets and a cover, binding means-,-.an d separatin means. constructed I and arranged vto 'simutaneously bind and separate said sheets" and cover-into, a plu-.

ing them tothe folding posltion.

ntir'ality of books. 7

including in combination means for associ- 2. An associating and binding machine" including-in"combination means for associating printed sheets slitting means and binding means locate contiguouslyto each other, and means for simultaneoi lsly fposie- .t-ioning the sheetsfor. binding and slitting. :"3.An associating and bindlng'in-achlne L ating printed sheets, slit-ting means and binding ineans located contiguously to each -otl1er, and means for simultaneously operating. sald slitting means and said b nding means.

4. An associatingandbinding machine including inpo nbination means for asso'ci- I freely therefrom,

point.

ating printed sheets, means -.for .binding them together, and 'a folding blade and fold vmg jaws; cooperating therewith to fold the.-

- ciprocatlng folding jaws co6perating there; 7

with to fold the bound sheets and carry; them 1 4 6; An associating and bindingfmachine mcludmg incornbination' means for associ ating a iplur'alitylof sheets, binding and slitd ting means constructed andarrange'd to op crate upon" the associated sheets substan-- tially simultaneously,fand a plurality of folding mechanismn acting respectively on successive setsof'theslit and bound sheets. 7. An associating and-binding machine including-in combination means, for associating-a'pluralit-yof sheets, binding'and slit-" ting meansconstructed'andarranged to opcrate upon the associatedsheets substantially simultaneously, -and m'ean s for folding at oneftime alltheeslit' and-bound'sections produced byoneoperation'of said binding and slittingmealns' I f 8-. An Iassoclating and binding .maclnne including-in c'o'm bmation means for associating a pluralityof sheets, binding and 'slitting means constructedandarranged to op-- erate upon the associ'ated'sheets substantially simultaneously, ,-;pl-u ralityof folding mechanisms actin ,'I'respectivelyon successive sets of thejsht" and=bound sheets, said Y niechani'SinS being constructed and-arranged to all "deliver the. folded sheets at the same 9. An associating andhindi'ng-machine including ln combination means for associattmg means constructed and arranged to op- 'erate upon, the associated sheetsubstantially simultaneously, a plurality of folding mech anisms. acting 'on successive sets of. the slit and bound sheets, andmeans for engaging said sheets 'at; the binding pos1t1on'and. mov- '10', An associating and binding' machineincluding in combination 'means for asso; ciating ;a-;'plurality of sheets, binding and slittingfi'nans constructed and arranged to operate upon the associatedsheetssubstantlallysimultaneously, a plurality of, folding mechanisms acting on successive sets ofthe slitand boundsheets, said nechanisins beigng, constructed and arranged to all deliver the folded sheets at the sainc point, and meansfor engaging said'sheets at the binding-p0 sition and-moving them to the folding pos1-' tion. a

:11. An associating and binding machine including in combination,.. means for 'ass0-1'30 including .in combination means for asso means for bindingand slitting-the posithereover by the folding jaws."

f ges or binding. the sheets'together, a foldpositivelymoving same i'nto cotiperative rethe'rewith, means for positioning the assofor gripping the associated sheetswhen in ciating a plurality of sheets, binding devices for binding the sheets together, folding devices, and gripping devices for gripping the sheets at the binding position and positively moving same into coijperativerelation with the folding devices. I i

12. An associating and binding machine including in combination "means for associatin a plurality" of sheets, binding deing blade and folding jaws coiiperatingth'erew1th, ,an'dgripping devlce'sfor gripplng the sheets att-he bind ng position and lationwith tlie'foldi'ng devices.

' 13. An associating and binding machine ciating' a plurality of sheets, binding. de-

vices' for binding .the sheets together, a'fixed folding blade and traveling folding jaws 00- operating therewith, and gripping -devices' for gripping thesheets in the binding position and moving them into definite relation l t-An associating and-binding machine including in combination means for asso- 'ci'ating'a plurality of sheets, folding devices,

means for positioning the associated sheets,

tinned sheets, and means. for engaging thebound and slitsheets and m'o'vingthem -into definite relation with the folding devices.

15; An associating and binding-machine including in combination means for'associating a plurality of. sheets,-a folding blade and folding jaws cotiperating therewith, means for-positioning the associated sheets, means for binding and;slitting the positioned sheets, and means for engaging the. bound and slit sheets and moving them into definite relation with the folding blade and folding jaws.

16. An associating and binding machine including in combination means for associating a plurality of sheets, a fixed. folding blade and movable folding jaws cotiperating ciated sheets, means for bindingand slitting the-positioned sheets, andmeans for engaging the bound and slit sheets and moving them into definite relation with the folding blade preparatory to their being folded 1.7. An associating and binding machine including in combination means for assoiatinga' plurality of sheets, means for conveying them into position for b nding, blnding 1neans,'n'1eans for registering theassociated sheets in position for binding, means said registered position and moving them to the-folding position, and folding means for folding the sheets. f

1 8. Anassociatingin binding machine including in combination means for assoi ing blade.

ciatinga plurality-of sheets, means for. slittmgthe associated sheets, conveving means \vhicnconvey the. sheets from tie place, of slitting to the place of folding, said means having grippers which -.grip'-the sheets atthe place of slitt ng andconvevithcm together to the place of folding, and means for simultaneously foldingthe sections;

19.;An associating and binding'machine including in vcombination means'for associating a, plurality of sheets, means for conveymg the sheets, to the shtting n eans,

means for slitting the -associated sheets. means for s multaneously engaging all of .the slit sectionsat the place of slitting. and

moving them together to the folding position, and means for folding fialtl sections.

20. A machine for binijlnig aplurg-ili't v ofsheets into a book which-includes incombination a.slitting deviceland a binding device arranged transversely of bacholh'er'and further arranged to ope -a te sinu'lltaneously upon a plurality of associated sheets.

. 21. The combination with 'a pair of slitting knives, one knife of the pair reciprocating to and from the other, of stapling devices arranged contigltous thereto, and

'means for operating the slitting knife" and the stapling devices simultaneously.

22. The combination with a plurality of pairs of. slitting knives, one" knife of each pair beingreciprocable with respect to the other, of'a plurality'of'stapling devices adjacent to s'ai'd'knives and arranged transversely'thereof, and means for operating saiddetices, said parts being constructed and arranged so that the slitting and bindiilg operationsare performed simultaneously.

23. The combination-- with affined folding.

blade o-f'af plurality of sets of folding'jaws, said sets of folding jaws" passing successively into operative relation with said fold- Ql. The combination with affix'ed folding blade of a pluralitj' of sets of folding jaws,

said sets of folding jaws passing= succes- SIVGl) nto operative relation with said-foldlng blade and arranged to deliver the folded product the same-place.

An associating and binding machine including in combination means forassociating a plurality of shects,la pairof longitudinally arranged knives, transversely arranged'stapling devices. a stop for positioning the associated sheets in operat-iveri-T:

grippers for engaging the slit. sciinns in said position and for positively" moving- -samc into position with ald i'ixcil .t'ohlmg lade. :1 pluralitv of traveling folding: jaws laiinnl port-ions. and means for ,receiving same froin'thefoldlngqaws.

CJI

l I i I I I v ae soc atingand binding machine I including in combinat onmeans for' -d1rect- 'ing afiv' ante themachine Web cutting devices, a cylinder"for'collectingfsheets from i the ,Web, a second; f cylinder. for collecting sheets from :jsa'ifd' vveb and from said 'firs'ti mentionedicylinder, 'meansifor feeding a, .coversheetdirectly to said second cylinder,

vicesf-a'cylinder for collecting sheets from gmentioned cylinder, automatic means for a feeding a cover. to one of saidcylinders,

-- (crating upon the bound sheets and cover to" bindingI'de'vices and folding devices for op- I fold them. into a book.

' 28; A- machinefor folding sheets includ ing in combination afolding'blade, recipro cating folding jaws cooperating therewith.

to fold without cutting the sheets, means for movin said jaws upwardly to carry golded sheet, and -means for re-.- A ceiv-in the folded sheetfrom the aws-When awavthe 30 in; upwardly. v I

29. A machine for foldin sh eets includingiin. combination a d olding blade. a

- set of folding aws, mountedupon a swingingcarrier, and cooperatingfrom above to fold a'sheet over said blade and then to lift- 1 itawayfrom the blade; 7

30,. An associatingsand binding machine including infcombination means for associating printed sheets and a cover, means for. binding them together, and a traveling deviceifor folding the book and delivering it upwardly.

31. An associating and binding machine including ,in' combination means for-associating' printed sheets and acover with the cover on theupperside, traveling means for folding the cover over the sheets and for i delivering the folded. book upwardly.

' 32. An associating andbinding machine including in combination means for associat ing printed sheets and a cover and delivering sa'meto .a folding device with the cover 'on'theupper side, a folding device having a blade andto carryit away'upwardly to defixedfolding blade below. the sheets and cover, and a folding jaw operating from above to fold the book overthe said folding liverit.'.' -i 33. An, associating and binding machine including in combination means for supply- 'ing the sheets, a registering device, means said registeringdevice, separating it into two parts, feeding oif one part to the sheets forsupplying a cover to said sheets includ-' ing means for feed ng up a cover sheet to and then feeding up the other part of the same with: succeeding sheets.

covertofsaid registering device, to associate 34. -A. binding machine including in com-' .b1nat-1on-: -a-. plurality of parallel slitting lm1ves, ajplurality' of stapling devices arranged ina row' .betiveenthe knives and intermediately their ends, and means for I operating the knives and staplers simultaneously.-'v I v.

35. A binding machine including in coinbin'ation. a slitting knife, a stapling device at ends, and means for simultaneously operatingthe knife and-staplers.

36. A binding'machine includingincom bination binding means, means for convey.- ing sheets thereto, a stop. for bringing the sheets to rest in position for binding thereby, and means-for gripping the stopped sheets and conveying them away;

37. A binding machine includingin comeither side of the;-kn ife.and intermediate its bination binding me'ans,' means for convey- 'ing sheetsthereto, a etc for bringing the s'heetsto rest in position or binding thereby, folding means, and means for gripping the sheets. atrestat the binding position and for moving and bringing them to rest inxpos'ition for folding by the folding means.

'38.- A binding machine including in combination bindingmeans, means for convey'- ing sheetsthereto, a'sto 'for' bringing the sheets to rest in position or binding thereby,

a] folding sheets atrest at the binding posit1on and for moving and bringing them to -rest in osi: tion for folding, and traveling folding ]8.WS for folding the'shee'ts over the folding blade and carrying them away.

39. An associating and. binding machine including, in combination "web' directing blade, means for en aging the means, web cuttingmeans, a cylinder for collecting sheets'from the web, a secondcylinder'for collecting sheets from said web.

and from said first mentioned cylinder, binding means, receiving means for the bound sheets and means which engage the bound sheets to fold and carry them by thefold to the receiving means.

40. An associating and binding machine includingin combinatlon sheet and cover supplying and associatingmeans, binding means located at one side therefrom so as to have a free space for access from above, I 3

and traveling folding means located. at one side from the other mechanisms for folding the bound sheets and delivering them up- Wardly,

AlLAn associating and binding machine including in combination sheet associating means, means for directing a web'thereto from above, travelingfolding means located at one side from said associating means and arranged to fold the associated sheets and carry" them freely upwardly.

. 42. An associating and binding machine including in 'conilnnation sheet associating means, means for directing a Web thereto from above, binding means located belowand at one sidethcrefrom to receive; andbmd the associated sheet-s andjravelmg folding jaws beside the binding means for fold-' mgthelbound sheets and delivering them freely upwardly,

-43Lstn associating and binding machine including in combination means for associating a plurality of sheets, means for-registering the sheets prior to bindingfmeans for firml gripping the registered sheets, means 13 for bindingthe. registered and gripped ve ving the sheets to the slitting posit'ion,.

means for stopping'the sheets in slitting position, means for slitting the associatedsheets, means for moving the sht sect-ions to the folding position. and-means for folding said sections; the slitting moring and, folding meansbeing arranged to giveqa straight path of travel to the sheets from the associating means to the folding means. 45. An associating and binding machine including in combination means for associating a plurality of sheets, means for slitting the associated sheets. grippers which grip the slit sheets at the slitting-position to move them to the folding position, said grippers remaining .closed'npon the sheets during said entire moirement, and means for folding said. slit sl1e'ets 40' l6. l sheet handling machine including in combination means: for conveying a sheet, binding means, folding means, a device which stops and registers the sheet Ii' the binding means and then grips and conveys it from saidbinding means'to said-folding means.

47'. A sheet handling machine including in combination means for conveying the sheets along a straight path. a plnralityof 50 means arranged along said straight path for operating upon the sheets. a device which reciprocates to and fro along a portion of sail? straight path, said device having means on the folding table;

operafiverelation \vith'one'of said means for operating upon the sheet, and also having meansfor gripping the'sheets and con' .for ar -esti1,,: and-positioning the s'heets in veyingthem to 1 another 'ofsaid operating means. v V

48. A folding. machine including in com bination 'afolding blade, sheet.receiving means, a pain of :jaws and a pair of arms swinging-and reciprocatingabout a center to earrythe jaws between the' folding blade and sheet receiving means,- s aidpair of aws being mounted on sald arms to ,fold. a sheet over the blade and carry 1t away and deliver it to said sheetreeeivingmeans;

Alt). A folding mechanism including 'in combination a folding'bla-de, sheet} receiving means,' a pair of folding Jaws and a carrier swinging andreciprocatmg about a center to carrv the aws.'bet\veen'-'tl1e folding blade i and sheet, 'receiifing, -means, sa id pair of folding aws, be ngdmonnted on said carrier WlllCll folda sheet. over the blade and carry it away and deliver it to saidsheet; receiving means. p v g 50. In a foldmg mach ne, afoldmgftable,

-a fixed folding- 'blade, a set; of reciprocating folding jaws arrange'cl' to' coact, with the folding, blade from above the table and means for bringing 'tht'sh'eets into position on the folding table overj the foldingiblade.

-51. In a folding machine, folding table. a foldingblade, aset -of reciproeating folding j aws, arranged? lltol co'actgi ,with the folding blade frour'abore then-tableand lines for bringing the} sheets i into:- position 52. Ina folding machine,a' delivery carrier. a folding table a fixed foldingblade, means for bringing the sheets into position on the folding table over the folding blade, and a set of reciprocating folding jaws arranged to eoact with the folding blade from above the table for folding'the sheetsand transferring them to the delivery carrler.

'JUQflllS reciprocating v in. substantially fright 

